'72 Pinto finished

[hedotwo]

Finished up on the build of my first brand new car, bought in December of 1971.  Good little car that unfortunately rusted away before it failed me mechanically.  Started with an AMT 71 Pinto kit and added tires and wheels (thanks Steve... aka Rodent) I believe from an MPC 74 Pinto, a side pipe (needed to be shortened), scratch made bumper guards, and finished with MCW Bright Lime gloss lacquer.  The interior is Tamiya White Primer and Ceramcoat Hunter Green craft paint and then cleared with Rustoleum Matte Clear.  I made up the fender "flag" decal and replicas of my real license plates.  Overall happy with the results especially how well the color replicated what I remember the Pinto to have been.  It's a great addition to my builds of vehicles that I either owned or a family member owned.  Still many left to build however...

[cobraman]

Looks great, nice replica. Two thumbs up from one who also had a Pinto as their first brand new car. Mine was a red 72 1600 4 spd.  I had a lot of fun with that little car.

[Erik Smith]

Nice! Good looking model. I like the old baby bumper Pintos.

[Rodent]

Looks sweet Rich. Glad I could help.

[Jim B]

Mice looking Pinto.  My Dad had a Pinto wagon that he used for his farrier service.

[Bainford]

It turned out great. A lovely replica. The bumper guards and flag decal are a nice touch. I’m a big fan of the Pinto, and yours is cool. Well done!

[Kah puts]

The real Pinto didn't look as good as your model, Wow!

[Doug 1061]

Nice. my first car was a 72 Pinto.  Paid $500 for it.  Got rear ended and it didn't go ka blooie.  Insurance gave me $500 for it and I sold it for $300.  I did alright on that car.  

[gseeds]

Super looking build! Looks just like the picture! 

[Spottedlaurel]

Excellent! A really nice recreation of your 1:1, it came together very nicely.

[Bills72sj]

Nice build. My mom had a couple of green pintos when I was a kid.

[PappyD340]

Great looking Pinto, love those 70's photos!

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[Tom99]

Very nice!!

[Peter Lombardo]

Very well done!  There is something very fulfilling building a replica of a car you owned and really appreciated.  Very nice.  I considered a Pinto back then but held out for a Mustang.  Real nice model.

[afx]

Turned out great.

[lazlow]

Man you nailed that one, looks great. Down to the ford red white and blue shield.

[Belugawrx]

Great replica build..looks just like it!

[Scott8950]

Nice job it looks just  like the real car.

[thatz4u]

reminds me of my 72 Pinto, it had a  1600 cc w/4sp, light blue, drove it for 100,000 miles with no problems...the guy I sold it to got approx. 50,000 more...great little car..

[Nosferatu]

Very nice work!! That color looks great!

This brings back memories. I got my license on a '71 Pinto. How could anyone fail taking the test in that little car, it was a breeze!

[Kromolly]

Very well done replica.  It's fun building a replica of something we owned.  And like someone else said, love those '70s photos.  Seemed like a much simpler time.

[Safire6]

I too had a 72 Pinto, a brown hatchback 4 speed. I bought it used around 1977 I think. My dad had a brand new one, identical to mine. I got mine cuz I wanted a small car that was easy to parallel park since I was taking my drivers test then. Fun little car. Great job on yours, looks just like your 1:1! I’d like to find  an unbuilt kit and build it like my brown one. 

[slusher]

Beautiful Pinto, fantastic work!

[ewetwo]

That is really sharp.